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Professional Resume Services UK: Detailed CV Writing Quality Process

Professional resume services by Winning CV. It takes considerable time, research and attention to detail to produce an effective marketing document that will create a good impression with recruiters. All our CVs are carefully designed, written and crafted according to customer requirements. Quality-assured resume writing involving a clear quality process to ensure best results. We complete CVs in stages to remain objective and allow for continuous review. We are CV WRITERS - our policy is to write all CVs from scratch. We are NOT interested in delivering an inferior (basic) resume editing service like other CV writing companies! Quality is very often reflected in the price. See our CV quality process below for more information...

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STAGES IN CV CONSTRUCTION - QUALITY PROCESS

Stage 1: Reviewing CV content & personal objectives

ESTIMATED TIME: Up to one hour (Slightly longer for an Executive CV)

- Reviewing completed Application Form to glean an initial understanding of candidate.

- Looking a overall career objectives, background, skills / qualities, target roles, motivations, etc.

- 'Brainstroming' ideas, making important 'outline' notes and putting together a 'loose' structure.

- Additional research online about preferred target job roles (checking the job market online).

- Checking for information gaps and requesting additional details and clarification.

COMMENT: We are very thorough and like to ensure the main information is fully gathered, understood and clarified before starting. Additional information requests follow as we go along.

Stage 2: Writing CV From Scratch

ESTIMATED TIME: From 3 to 5 hours (depends on complexity of CV)

- Writing the CV from scratch. It can take a long time to configure wording and structure.

- Make it look like a CV - focus on specific wording, presentation format, structure, layout, etc.

- Formatting headings - experience, education, skills & qualities, training & development, etc.

- Removing irrelevant information or aspects which do not add value to the application.

- Deciding which information can also be portrayed in the covering letter - key selling points.

Executive CVs - Adding Value
Selling key achievements by telling recruiters what candidates have excelled at. Also, showing evidence of a proven business track record, expertise strategy and leadership credentials.

Professional CVs - Adding Value
Selling achievements and growing management responsibility. Bringing out clear evidence of career progression and professional development (i.e. essential and more advanced skills).

Graduate CVs - Adding Value
Working on clear motivations, career objectives and showing future career potential to offset against any apparent lack of work experience, core skills and professional development.

Turning a CV into a personal marketing document! - Adding Value

1) Developing a comprehensive skills and qualities profile (tell recruiters what you are good at!)
2) Customising each CV to match targeted job roles, career motivations and overall objectives.
3) A targeted approach and an impressive looking professional CV will pay dividends!

Stage 3: Personal Profile - massively important!

ESTIMATED TIME: Up to 60 minutes

- CRITICAL: This can be very complex and time-consuming (needs to knit the whole CV together!).

- Distinguishing people from others and marketing candidates effectively (first thing recruiters see!).

- Links together key experience(s), strengths (expertise) and personal qualities with personal objectives.

- Helps to favourably position the candidate towards the vacancy or preferred career role.

- Important to make a good impression so recruiters will be persuaded to read on.

COMMENT: We place great emphasis on creating an effective personal profile. It differentiates candidates through their CVs by leading recruiters to exactly what they are looking for at the beginning of the CV. Saves time, creates a positive impression and generates clear interest.

Stage 4: Fine tuning & attention to detail

ESTIMATED TIME: Up to 60 minutes

- Prioritising the most relevant areas of the CV (key selling points) and de-emphasising others.

- Re-wording, spelling & sentence construction (working on readability, conciseness & accuracy).

- Working on overall layout & 'micro-layout' (i.e. exact spacing, between words & headings, etc).

- Ensuring an effective layout, balance, the 'flow of words' when reading and overall impression, etc.

COMMENT: By completing CVs in discrete stages, it allows us to give each CV a high degree of personal attention and continuously review the content, structure and layout. We want to give candidates an optimised CV, so 3 - 5 working days is a very realistic order lead time.

Stage 5: Covering Letters & CV -2 - INTERVIEW REPORT

ESTIMATED TIME: Up to 60 minutes

- FREE Covering Letters drawing out key experiences and key selling points from the main CV.

- Customising the covering letter to job vacancy and CV - ensuring it makes the right impression.

- FREE CV - 2 - INTERVIEW REPORT - highlights main strengths and examples to use at interview.

- Makes candidates aware of weaknesses and difficulties involved when constructing the CV.

COMMENT: Our CV covering letters use an established format - they bring out core elements relating to the job application, create the right impression and sell credentials effectively. The FREE CV-2-Interview Report gives a useful CV Commentary to help prepare for job interviews.

Stage 6: Final Order Completion

ESTIMATED TIME: Variable

- Final quality checks - CV and covering letter drafts are sent back to customers for editing & feedback.

- Return of final CV, covering letter(s) & INTERVIEW REPORT - THE ORDER IS NOW COMPLETE!

COMMENT: We work with candidates to ensure CVs are completed effectively in line with targeted job roles, career motivations, stated objectives and customer expectations.